The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21

Atlanta. was received at the Navy De
partment to-day from the Command
ant of the Navy Yard. The average
speed for the hours, 15.5 knots; aver
age revolutions per minute, 67:Z7; aver
age steam pressure, 81 pounds; aver
age slip of screw, 4.44 per cent; average
collective horse power, $500, which Is
little short of the contract. Secretary
Whitney says she will probably be &C
3epted.
ANOTHER FAULT.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has received by mail the petition
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. Of San Francisco. 1t sets forth
that the immediate effect of the fourth
section, unless modified, will be to en-
tirely destroy the business of distrlbut-
ing the products of our mandatory in
the states of the Mississippi Valley.
The company has over one million dol
lars invested in machinery and ma
teriai devoted to the manufacture OF
refined sugar, and has large contracts
for fature business involving many
millions of dollars, based upon facilities
and opportunities offered by the over
land roads. The enforcement OF the law
will destroy its trade and capital. The
railroads are willing to continue the old
rates, and the petitioners ask that they
be permitted to do so. Fourteen sugar
refining establishments of New York
and Philadelphia unite in letter to
the commission. They understand that
the Pacific railroads are about to make
application to be relieved from section
4. Before their request is granted the
refiners ask an opportunity to be heard
in opposition. 1T is alleged" they
say, 1Fthat the Pacific railroads have
been carrying sugar at $40 per ton from
San Francisco to the Missouri River
points, while charging Salt Lake City
about S22 per ton upon the shorter dis
tanee." The result has been that
eastern sugar reaners have been en-
tirely excluded from the markets which
grades of sugars made by San Francisco
refiners. The Commission gave hear
ing to-day to the representative of the
Richmond. Fredericksburg s. Potomac
Railroad, who made an argument in
favor of the suspension of the operation
Of the fourth section of the act, so far
as it applies to that road, on account of
water competition which the road has
to meet. The representatives of sew
eral roads running eastward from Peo-
ria were heard in support OF petitions
for the suspension Of the operation OF
the fourth section so far as it applied
to the transportation of grain east
ward. They set forth the peculiar cir
cumStances of competition under which
the market labOrS both with water lines
and trunk lines from Chicago and st.
Louis. The statistics of trade and rev.
enues of the roads were given i'll de-
tail. A representative of the Cape &
Yadkin Valley Railroad of North Caro-
lima made brief argument in support
of petition to be permitted to meet
competition at certain junction points.
THE ATLANTA A SUCCESS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1.-THE
last trial trip of the cruiser Atlanta
proved complete success so far as
speed is concerned.
REPORT ON LIQUOR CONSUMPTION.
Twenty or more pages OF the quar-
terly report Of the Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics Just QUIT are devoted to
the consumption of distilled and malt
liquors and wines, and estimates made
by recognized authorities are given
upon various features of this subject.
In round numbers the consumption OF
distilled spirits, domestic and imported,
| in this country is shown to have in
creased from 5000 600 gallons in 1916
| to " 600, 600 gallons in 1885; Of wines,
from 4, 800, 900 gallons to q ,O0O, 600; and
Of malt liquors from % 10000 tC
"a, 600 600. The consumption per capita
4
as regards distilled spirits from about
two and half gallons to about one
and quarter gallons, and increased al
regards wines from Twenty-Five onC
hundredths to thirty-eight one hun
| dredth gallons, and malt liquors from
| less than one and a half to more thar
| eleven gallons. An elaborate state
ment made by F. n. Barrett, editor o.
the New York Grocer, by request o.
L % he io n
which sets forth, among other things
hat the present average expenditure o
| this country per annum for malt ant
spirituous liquors and beer at retail i
800. COG, 600. The drinking population
is estimated to be lin 1885 1925, All
making the average eXpenditUr
per capita $3.50. Mr.. Barrett
shows by tables covering tn
five years from 1882 to 1886, inclu
sive, that the consumption of spirits j
decreasing, while that of beer is in
use of wine as beverage. During thi
period, he says the consumption o.
coffee has risen from $40 pounds pc
capita to 11-100 pounds. Do not theS
facts show that the milder stimulant
are driving out their fiery competitor
4 and is it not due to the growing agita
ton of the temperance question? Mr
Barrett says the wholesale cost OF tn
liquors for which the retailers receiy
S7OO, OO0, 600 is not more than 500, 600
goo. He makes a brief calculation o
the cost of liquors, as compared wit
that of food, clothing and sheltering
reaching the conclusion that tn
American people expeHd from S12 +
81 for the necessaries named to ever
dollar paid out for liquor. James A
Webb, of New York, furnishes
| statement to the effect that only 10 pc
cent of the distilled spirit consumed il
4 this country are used for medicine ant
manufacturing purposes. 80 per cen
being used as beverage. From
table covering the five years endin
with 1885. it is learned that the con
sumption of distilled spirits per capt.
has steadily increased in France fron
| ninety-fOur one hundredths gallons {
one and thirty-two one hundredths
. that it has varied in this country be
, tween one and forty-six one hundredth
! in 1888. and one and twenty-four bur
! dredths gallons in 1884 and 1885,
That the United Kingdom consumes
little more than a gallon per capita, an
| | that the consumption in Germany ia
: decreased from one and thirty-two on
/ Ihundredths in 1881 to one and fOul
) teen one huHdredths in 1885 Franc
[ during the same period increased he
/ wine consumption from eighteen an
! one-half to nearly thirty-seyen gallon
: while this country and the Unite
] Kingdom. beginning with less tina
!. half gallon per head, show a sligi
II falling of. In the matter of beer col
: sumption during this period, the Unite
Z ! States increased her average from = ii
D tie less than ten TO little more the